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Place the Brainpop activity in your 3 pronged folder!
Please Do Now: Write in Agenda Place the Brainpop activity in your 3 pronged folder! Take out: Piece of paper pen/pencil
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Topic: Agricultural Revolution
Unit: Stone Ages EQ: How did the development of agriculture bring great changes to human society?
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The First farmers Neolithic Era (New Stone Age)
Began about 10,000 YA in Southwest Asia Refined stone tools Ended about 5,000 YA in Egypt Metal tools
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Agricultural Revolution
Warming trend brought an end to the ice ages New plants begin to grow People rely on wild plants for food Settle where grains grow Learned to plant seeds Learned to change plants to be more useful to humans DOMESTICATION Leads to agriculture: farming Able to produce their own food
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Domestication of Animals
Hunters did not follow wild herds anymore Farmers begin keeping goats for milk, food, and wool Use large animals to carry large loads or pull tools Greatly improved people’s chances for survival
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Farming Changes Society
Survival = focus on other activities Domestication allowed people to make clothing from fibers Build permanent settlements Population growth= gathering Religious ceremonies Megaliths: huge stones used as monuments Most likely dedicated to the four elements: air, water, fire, and earth
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Summarize Briefly retell the main ideas of a piece of writing in ONE’S OWN WORDS Cover only the main ideas and important details Should not be any longer than ⅓ the length of the original text
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Agricultural Revolution Summary
what start a paragraph by explaining what the agricultural revolution is 2. Explain: (Answer the EQ using your notes) explain how the development of agriculture brought great changes to human society. Cite evidence from the text 3. Conclusion: Tell why the Agricultural Revolution was important NO MORE THAN 5-6 SENTENCES
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